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Post by marc224 on Oct 4, 2021 20:29:33 GMT
Good day
My name is Marc Moll. I have a question and would appreciate your help. I have been told that you are the right person to contact. It is about the history of bus transport in all countries.
I had a discussion with an acquaintance about bus stop announcements and displays in the (1970s or 1980s and 1990s). I am also going to write a class paper on this topic (public transport).
My first question is: When were automatic bus and tram stop announcements and displays introduced?
Did bus and tram drivers have to shout the stops into the microphone before automatic stop announcements and displays were available? Did bus drivers really do this when they had to announce the stops themselves? Or how were passengers supposed to know where the next stop was? What was it like in the different countries? . How was it i handled by the bus/tram drivers, did they do it meticulously, did most of them do it or only half, etc.?
Are there many former bus drivers or others who rode the bus frequently in the 1980s/1990s who know what it was really like, or who experienced it themselves?
What if the automatic stop announcements and displays on buses and trains fail nowadays, does the driver have to announce the stops as well? Does that sometimes happen?
You would help me a lot
. I look forward to your reply
With kind regards
Marc-Marcel Moll
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